For women with recurrent breast cancer, the treatment the doctor chooses is usually based on the properties of their original breast cancer. A group from Toronto has…

Early detection of a woman’s second breast cancer can cut her risk of premature death in half, researchers said on Wednesday.

While it makes sense that detecting a…

A group of international researchers has found the first reliable evidence that early detection of subsequent breast tumours in women who have already had the disease…

Obese women may be putting themselves at greater risk of breast cancer by not undergoing regular screening. According to new research by Dr. Nisa Maruthur and her team from The John Hopkins…

Women who get plenty of mushrooms and green tea in their diets may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer, new study findings suggest.

The study, of more…

High blood pressure accounts for some of the disproportionately higher mortality rates among African American women with breast cancer compared with their Caucasian counterparts, according to an article in the International…

Screening for breast cancer risk in all postmenopausal women, using a combination of risk factors and breast density, can identify women at high risk of disease,…

Using a combination of risk factors, including breast density, provides the most accurate method to date for postmenopausal women to determine if they are at risk for…

Molecular breast imaging (MBI), a new screening method for breast cancer, identifies tumors in dense tissue that often aren’t visible with mammography. In the March…

The largest study of its kind to evaluate the effect of red versus white wine on breast-cancer risk concludes that both are equal offenders when…

Women at increased risk for breast cancer because of the genetic BRCA mutations are more likely to think a prophylactic mastectomy is…

Breast cancer patients 35 years old and younger have higher rates of their cancer returning after treatment than older women patients with the same stage of cancer, and…

A potentially cancer-causing chemical found in some carbohydrate-rich foods appears to not raise the risk of breast cancer, the results of a large study suggest.

The chemical, acrylamide, gained…

Exercise can help women going through any stage of breast cancer treatment to feel better both physically and emotionally, a new research review shows.

“It helps enhance mood and emotions…

Researchers have found a protein that helps breast cancer cells spread and found it in the urine of women with aggressive breast cancer - offering a potentially painless way…

Women undertaking a ten week program of 75 minute Restorative Yoga (RY) classes gained positive differences in aspects of mental health such as depression, positive emotions, and spirituality…

Women who’ve had a breast biopsy know the anxiety of waiting for the results, but that stress may cause adverse health effects, according to a new study published in…

The use of contraceptive pills has been associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a report in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Until now, the reported…

Tumors that are about to progress and metastasize go through a process also seen in normal embryonic development, known as the epithelial to mesenchymal…

For orthopaedic researcher Joyce Keyak, Ph.D., finding ways to battle breast cancer is a personal as well as a professional mission. Her cousin died…

The synthetic hormone Livial, designed as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy, makes it significantly more likely a woman’s breast cancer will come back, Dutch researchers said on Tuesday.

Six studies published in the past year by a Cornell researcher add to growing evidence that an apple a day - as well as…

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have identified a new genetic hotspot for breast cancer.

Reporting this week in Nature Genetics, Wei Zheng, M.D., Ph.D, and colleagues have identified a region on chromosome…

Updated guidelines for physicians that represent best practices for using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to newly diagnose breast cancer and to make treatment decisions for breast…

Women having radiation treatment for breast cancer experienced lasting improvements in mental and physical health and quality of life after participating in five sessions of art therapy, Swedish researchers report.